guffaw en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ɡəˈfoː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /ɡəˈfɔ/ (US)
- /ɡəˈfɑ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ɡəˈfɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.
Meanings
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A boisterous laugh.
When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online.
2005 April 19, Eric Boehlert, “Time hearts Ann Coulter”, in Salon, archived from the original on 17 May 2006:On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.
1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume II, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC:He heaved up with a sulfurous curse, braced his legs and glared about him, with a burst of coarse guffaws in his ears and the reek of unwashed bodies in his nostrils.
1936, Robert E. Howard, chapter 15, in The Hour of the Dragon:He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail.
1905–1906, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter XX, in Sir Nigel, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], published January 1906, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guffaws | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (38)
ru го́гот (a boisterous laugh) · nl schaterlach (a boisterous laugh) · sh grȍhōt (a boisterous laugh) · ka ხარხარი (a boisterous laugh) · bcl ngarakngak (a boisterous laugh) · gl gargallada (a boisterous laugh) · ota قهقهه (a boisterous laugh) · ja 哄笑 (a boisterous laugh) · de schallendes Gelächter (a boisterous laugh) · ca rialla (a boisterous laugh) · es carcajada (a boisterous laugh) · cy cwerthiniad bras (a boisterous laugh) · es risotada (a boisterous laugh) · la cachinno (a boisterous laugh) · ml പൊട്ടിച്ചിരി (a boisterous laugh) · fi hörönauru (a boisterous laugh) · fi röhönauru (a boisterous laugh) · uk ре́гіт (a boisterous laugh) · sh гро̏хо̄т (a boisterous laugh) · fr gros éclat de rire (a boisterous laugh) · it risata fragorosa (a boisterous laugh) · ru ржа́ние (a boisterous laugh) · fi räkänauru (a boisterous laugh) · gl rinchada (a boisterous laugh) · lv tirpt (a boisterous laugh) · fr esclaffer (a boisterous laugh) · ru хо́хот (a boisterous laugh) · pam sagakgak (a boisterous laugh) · wa xhaxhlêye (a boisterous laugh) · eu algara (a boisterous laugh) · pt gargalhada (a boisterous laugh) · gl risada (a boisterous laugh) · tl halakhak (a boisterous laugh) · hu hahota (a boisterous laugh) · cmn 哄笑 (a boisterous laugh) · bg кикот (a boisterous laugh) · fi hohotus (a boisterous laugh) · cs řehot (a boisterous laugh)